Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-02-14
THE RAIDS AND ANTI MEN THROWN INTO
NERVOUS PROSTRATlON
By the Rstan Of the Democratic Members Of the
Psnitsndary Investigation Committee Without
Their COllsagues-A Good JOke-Evsry
Member VIII Vote To-Day.

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the committee in returning. That q
scheme was being put up to elect Camden
in their absence was the only solution they
could give to what they considered the
hurried departure from Moundsyille Ofthe
majority of the committee. During the
early hours of the morning session tele-
grams began pouring in upon the radical
and 'anti" members to stand firm and not
be outwitted. The excitement among our
Republican friends WAS great. Here and
there little crowds of them were gathered
exchanging kilograms and seriously con-
templating the terrible catastrophe which
was about to Overtake them by reason of
their not being on the alert. Morris, Of
the Richie Gazette, after reading two or
three kilograms of u highly exciting and
sensational character, rushed wildly to his
desk, and producing the manuscript Of his
famous speech, eased his mind by reading
it over, with what deliberatiOu he could
give it in his great excitement, to deter
mine whether or not he had used language
strong enough in the drubbing he gave to
the Republican press who were advocating
Camden. Lucas eagerly sought his anti
caucus colleagues in the Senate and en-
gagged in serious consultation rs to the best
means to be taken to avert this terrible
calamity" The wild anxiety depicted on
the faces of the minority was increased ten
fold upon the appearance OF the Demo-
cratic members OF the committee. And
that something WAS about to drop seemed
to utterly crush them. Peace and quiet
was only restored iu the ranks after a count
| of noses revealed the fact that more Demo
Gratis had gone home early in the morning
than had returned during all this time
and the caucus members who were on TO
the racket quietly remained in their seats
and
ENJOYED THE JOKE
rs the best one of the session. Give us
another one, boys, it helps to make the
fight little more interesting. Ii IL ex-
pected that nearly every member Will be
in his seat in joint assembly in the morn
ing, and full vote will be had.
In talking To u Republican member this
morning, he said that only one man had
refused to sign the paper pledging the
SignerS To adhere to the same cOuT>e pur-
sued up To this time, hut further cOnyerS;l-
tion showed that eight had not signed the
paper, hut had not refused to do 80 Tor
the simple reason that their signatures
had not been solicited.
The caucus members of the Democratic
PARTY are rs firm aS ever IN their determl-
nation to stick To their nominee to the very
last, knowing their course 10 be the only
one that will be approved by the people OF
the State.
PROHIBITION.
The fight in the Senate tomorrow on
the Prohibition hill promises to he exceed
iug!y interesting. Some Of those who voted
Tor the submission OF this question to a
vote of the people will oppose the bill on
Tie, ground that it Is u different question
altogether that while they We're under
obligations aud pledges to submit the
question, they are under no pledges to aid
i'm the passage of measure of this charac-
ter. II is hardly probable that vote will
be reached on the hill tomorrow. 1t Is
ON its second reading and great many
amendments will be proposed. The ques.
ton of prolonged session IL being talked
of. as it is absolutely necessary that addl-
tional time should be had in order to COM
plete legislation of important interest to
the people at large. The proposition has
not developed sufficiently to enable me to
make any prediction as to the result.
StenOgrapher Harris is buSily engaged
transcribing his notes of testimony taken
for the Penitentiary Committee, and eN-
poets to complete the work by Monday
evening. The committee will have the
evidence printed, and it will be at least a
week before q report can be filed. The
committee will recommend some very i'm
portant legislation with reference to the
magement of the penitentiary.
Delegates Garden and Gleason, Oi ONO;
Chancellor and Keller, of Wood; Senator
Scott and Geo. B. Caldwell got in tonight
SCHEME OF WHEELING REPUBLICANS.
The winds have waited from your city
10 the banks of the Great Kanawha, ru-
mors of a projected scheme OF radical ward
pOIiticians, and the Republican ring which
has the temporary possession OF your city
Government. This il no less than the ln-
crease in the number of your wards, with
n beantiful gerrymander, so rs TO render
perpetual the control by this petty ring OF
your municipal affairs. With the Eighth
ward divided and piece taken OIL the
sixth a new ward could be formed reliably
Republican, and entitled to two members
| in the First Branch of Council. The terri
tory taken from the Sixth would necessarily
rpJuce its population and in consequence
its membership in the Second Branch OF
Council. Ii can thus he seen that not
only would the Republican majority IN
the First be increased, but the Democratic
membership in the Second Branch lessened
i'm number. Legislation, however, "a nee
essary to increase the number OF wards,
and there's the rub" The same fanail-
cal ward politicians who so hyPoertlealy
urged and argued for non-partisan Police
Board when the Democracy were IN power,
and then as soon rs the complexion OF the
majority of Council had changed were Wild
/ in their advocacy of an iron-bOund Radical
caueus in the eock-loff OF the Lincoln
| Club; the same men who met IN that eau
rms TO cast lots for the raiment, playing,
however. against the outsiders with loaded
dice will sOon be ut Charleston tryi ng to
impress upon the Democratic majority in
in the Legislature that this radical Jeb
has been conceived by them in spirit oil
fairness and for the interests Of the city.
The Democratic majority in the West
Virginia Legislature, though divided on
the Senatorial question, will never con-
sent to pass An amendment to the charter
of the city of Wheeling to Perpetuate tne
rule in that city of the political heeiers
and spoilsmen Of the Lincoln Club.
heard prominent Democrat who re-
Gently arrived here say that our CITY
Council was nothing more nor less than an
annex of the Lincoln Club, and as An
illustration of this charge he cited the
caucus at the Lincoln Club on the ques-
ton of the disposition of the contested
II seats from the Second ward. The ring
in charge" he said seem to have no con-
IL. Ah,k ha esRu of WhRefinV elu